Rogue Agent
IFC Films | Release Date: August 12, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The Film StageJared MobarakAug 12, 2022
By separating this film into two parts we really get to understand how alluring Freegard was. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyAug 12, 2022
The direction is efficient and coherent. Arterton has been lately choosing roles that emphasize flinty self-determination over movie-star charisma, and she’s getting better at them all the time; this is one of her most credible and engaging portrayals yet. James Norton is equally impressive. Read full review
75
ObserverEmily ZemlerAug 11, 2022
The high-thrills onscreen version, which adheres relatively closely to reality, is taut, exciting and will send viewers to frantically search Wikipedia for the rest of the story. Read full review
75
ColliderMaggie LovittAug 10, 2022
With neat, concise storytelling, and a skilled cast, Rogue Agent is a compelling film that will appeal to thriller and true crime lovers alike. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 9, 2022
Rogue Agent presents some things that truly stretch credulity as simple facts, leaving the viewer to slap our head in wonder because, damned if this story isn’t “true.” You can look it up, although that’s not recommended until after you’ve seen it. Because as this clever script winds its way towards a finale that’s not really a conclusion, you’d be cheating yourself of the fun of the mystery-thriller you’re watching, and the one you’re frantically writing in your head as possibility after possibility pops up, is wrestled with and discarded to make way for the next. Read full review
70
VarietyManuel BetancourtAug 12, 2022
As a revenge spy thriller of sorts (the kind that seems tailor-made for a TV miniseries these days), “Rogue Agent” is an engaging affair. Much of it is due to Arterton, whose steely performance firmly anchors the film even during its most improbable twists and turns — especially as it careens toward its inevitable conclusion and its all too pat final image. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonAug 12, 2022
It wants to fly away, though in one sense it does show restraint: There’s enough going on in Rogue Agent to have fueled an eight-week PBS mystery series. Economy, in the world of fictionalized espionage, is quite decidedly a virtue. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayAug 12, 2022
The film is ultimately a thoughtful study of how anyone, no matter how vulnerable or self-assured, can be fooled by someone who projects confidence and expertise. Read full review
60
Paste MagazineJesse HassengerAug 10, 2022
At times, Rogue Agent feels reluctant to fully engage in the kind of deception that might make it a trickier, more “fun” piece of work; it’s almost too tasteful for its own good. Read full review
50
TheWrapRobert AbeleAug 12, 2022
Rogue Agent is plenty fascinated by the abridged version of this saga — bad men are out there — but you’ll wish for that darker, less cleanly shaped telling the more you think about its scarier contours. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanAug 12, 2022
The real account of Robert Freegard might have been unbelievable. Its dramatization, however, is preposterous. Read full review
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